Day in the Life

Dec 18, 1883

Journal Entry

December 18, 1883 ~ Tuesday

18 A hand pointing to the right I went to the Temple and confirmed
6 persons for Dead friends and wrote 1 Letter
to Phebe and Leslie. We had 705 Baptizsms for
the Dead. 16 Males & 6 females were for my family
I attended A Prayer Meeting at Samuel Hardy's
many spoke G Teasdale followed & I followed him and
had a good time Emma was there I spent the night
at Brother Farnsworth I received a letter from
President Taylor and Laney

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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
1027 mentions
Family
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
695 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
181 mentions
Family
Farnsworth, Moses Franklin
5 Feb 1834 - 25 Feb 1906
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
344 mentions
Family
Hardy, Samuel Bradford
21 Sep 1804 - 9 Sep 1899

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Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
18 I went to the temple & confirmed 6 relatives for the Dead [FIGURE] and wrote to Phebe & Leslie
Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
705 Baptisms to day 16 Males & 6 females for W Woodruff I attended a prayer Meeting at Br Hardies Br Teasdale followed the Testimony of m[an]y present & I followed him & had a good time I spent the night at Br Farnsworth.

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Dec 18, 1883